The gas coming out of his faucet apparently had nothing to do with the natural gas exploration in the area, screw-up or otherwise. From: http://en.wikipedia.or

The gas coming out of his faucet apparently had nothing to do with the natural gas exploration in the area, screw-up or otherwise. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasland "Regarding Mike Markham - In a scene from the film, Weld County landowner Mike Markham is shown with director Josh Fox igniting gas from a well water faucet in his home with a cigarette lighter, which the film attributes to natural gas exploration in the area. In 2008, The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) investigated a complaint made by Markham alleging that nearby natural gas operations impacted his domestic water well. A Colorado Oil and Gas Information System (COGIS) report stated that Markham’s water "appears to be biogenic in origin." The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission uses the origin of the methane, either biogenic or thermogenic, to determine whether or not the groundwater contamination can be attributed to natural gas drilling. According to the agency, natural gas drilling does not lead to the presence of biogenic methane. The 2008 COGIS report concluded that "there [were] no indications of oil & gas related impacts to [Markham's] water well." Markham’s water well was drilled through four different coal beds containing biogenic methane gas."